Terence Blanchard

Concert Review: Herbie Hancock at the Boch Center Wang Theatre

October 30, 2025
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 At 85, Herbie Hancock can still funk it up.

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Concert Review: Boston Symphony Orchestra’s “Coltrane: Legacy for Orchestra” — An Evening of Worthwhile Rethinkings

April 1, 2025
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With so many cooks, flaws were inevitable. But the effort was noble, and hearing Terence Blanchard’s beautiful trumpet sound in Symphony Hall was a transcendent experience.

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Opera Review: “Champion: An Opera in Jazz” — Fought to a Draw

May 22, 2022
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The cast for this Boston Lyric Opera production was first-rate, and composer Terence Blanchard has worked in a wide variety of jazz styles and shifts gears to keep the score swinging throughout.

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Jazz Album Reviews: A Trio of Recordings That Put String Quartets in Jazzy Settings

January 9, 2022
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The rewards of these and other recordings provide ample proof that, with its shape-shifting qualities, the string quartet will continue to be a powerful asset for talented jazz composers.

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Music Documentary Review: “Up From the Streets” — New Orleans’ History of Oppression and Creativity

May 18, 2020
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Up From the Streets is no New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival — but it tries.

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